04.03.09
ARTCRANK is a new art exhibition hitting the Denver scene that will be showcasing bicycle-inspired original poster artwork that you can enjoy looking at and actually afford to take home. The show rolls out in Minneapolis this Saturday, April 4, and in Denver next Saturday, April 11.
A good friend of mine here in Denver is helping host the show at 8pm this next Saturday. You can see my poster above (the red, white and blue one). I screenprinted them here in Denver. I did a little overprinting and was pretty pleased with how it came out. It is one of those posters that reads different up close and at a distance. I suggest standing back about 10 feet. I printed 39 (kept one for myself) and the rest will be available signed and numbered at the exhibition for $30. I did a really large print (18×24 inches) so it will take up a nice chunk of wallspace. I decided to go old school on this one and toss out my sometimes heavy digital style. I am the worst Colorado resident ever gracing the mountains only a few times a year so when I ride my bike, it is usually almost always in the city. But that is kind of the way I like it (haven’t ridden hardly at all this year though).
My good friend and occasional CTT blogger, Aaron Ray of Legwork Studio also did two really nice prints that you can see above as well. Great work Aaron.
If you would like to come out and have a beer with us next Saturday we would love to see you and meet you at the show. Below are the details. Plan on a party. Oh and ride your bike. I will do another post next week to remind those of you who might forget.
ARTCRANK Denver
- Opening Night Party
- Saturday, April 11th 8pm
- The Shoppe · The Fabric Lab
Plastic Chapel · Neopolitan- 3105 East Colfax Ave, Denver CO
- Bicycle Carnival
ARTCRANK Block Party
at ROCKBAR
Bike competitions (fixed gear, bmx, mtn bike) Chain Lubes, Light-weight Adjustments & Safety Checks by Track Shack & Salvagetti
Live bike build out at Neopolitan by: Fahrenheit Collective
Bicycle Fashion Show (Time TBD)
Cupcake Eating Contest (Time TBD)
LOOPS ARTCRANK Edition group bike ride following show by XROCKSTHESPOT
Music by: Cacheflowe – Postman – DJ Tyler Snow
written by Christopher | tags: Artcrank, Bikes, Ctt News, Denver, Exhibition, Posters, Print
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Me like. Hope to see ya there.
April 7th, 2009 at 11:14 am
My niece posted a link to this on her blog Double Takes. She loves this poster and I was wondering if it might be available for purchase via mail as I live in Phoenix and cannot travel to Denver for the show (although it sounds like fun). Let me know.
July 2nd, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Funniest thing EVER. I saw a girl who obviously just got her fixie go down one of the hills here in San Francisco and completely wipe out (she didn’t get hurt).
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